It turns out J.P. France is what we thought he was. An emergency fill-in last year, his performance was a pleasant surprise, without which, the Astros would not have gotten to the playoffs. Who is surprised by his regression in a year when injuries to the Astros staff are even more devastating? Two home runs off France in the first inning resulting in five runs were all the Cubs needed. France righted the ship for the next four innings, but the Astros’ recently anemic offense managed only two... Read this story
